Rare Early Coin from Judah

A rare discovery was made during salvage excavations in the Judean Foothills outside of Jerusalem: a fragment of a silver coin dating to the sixth or fifth century BCE, not long after coins began to circulate in the ancient world. It is among the earliest coins ever found in Israel. Likely minted so...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Biblical Archaeology Society 2024
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 2
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Summary:A rare discovery was made during salvage excavations in the Judean Foothills outside of Jerusalem: a fragment of a silver coin dating to the sixth or fifth century BCE, not long after coins began to circulate in the ancient world. It is among the earliest coins ever found in Israel. Likely minted somewhere in the […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review